J.J. Watt: Some Pro Bowlers selected 'that maybe shouldn’t have made it and did'

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt believes there are some players nominated to the Pro Bowl that shouldn’t be given such consideration.

The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year can be brutally honest at times, and the NFL’s annual all-star game selection process was the target of his candor.

“The Pro Bowl’s kind of — you look at some of the guys around the league that maybe shouldn’t have made it and did, and stuff like that,” Watt told reporters Wednesday. “I just want to win football games.”

Watt made the Pro Bowl for the fifth time in his career, which he considers an “honor.” However, his youngest brother, T.J., who plays outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was not selected for the Pro Bowl, not even as an alternate.

“Like I said, there’s a lot of guys around the league that probably should be in it, didn’t, and I think he’s one of them,” Watt said of T.J., who has 11.0 sacks, four forced fumbles, and 11 tackles for loss. “I think he’s extremely deserving with what he’s done all year.”

Watt wasn’t just campaigning for his brother; he also pointed out that Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones has 14 sacks yet did not qualify for a Pro Bowl.

Said Watt: “I mean, you look at Chris Jones from the Chiefs, the guy — he’s a defensive tackle with 14 sacks. How you don’t make it to the Pro Bowl with that, that kind of right there tells you all you need to know about the weight you should put in to that.”

The 2019 Pro Bowl will be played Jan. 27 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.

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